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Friday, 25/09/2026
19:45	United Rugby Championship	Ulster	Edinburgh	Premier Sports 2
19:45	United Rugby Championship	Connacht	The Stormers	Premier Sports 1

Saturday, 26/09/2026
12:30	United Rugby Championship	Lions Rugby	Leinster Rugby	Premier Sports 1
15:00	United Rugby Championship	The Sharks	Ospreys	Premier Sports 1
17:30	United Rugby Championship	Munster	Glasgow Warriors	Premier Sports 1
17:30	United Rugby Championship	Zebre	Bulls	Premier Sports 2
19:45	United Rugby Championship	Scarlets	Cardiff Blues	Premier Sports 1

Friday, 02/10/2026
19:45	United Rugby Championship	Benetton	Connacht	Premier Sports 2

Saturday, 03/10/2026
19:45	United Rugby Championship	Glasgow Warriors	Ulster	Premier Sports 2

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STATISTICAL DATA OF UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP ON TELEVISION IN UNITED KINGDOM

As of today 10/09/2026, and since this website started collecting statistical data on when and where Rugby Union matches from the United Rugby Championship competition in United Kingdom are televised, which began on 24/09/2021, we can provide the following data:

712

TV BROADCASTS

50 Free games

7.02%

662 Paid games

92.98%

Most Repeated Match

The Stormers - Bulls

LAST FREE GAME

Ulster - The Sharks

26/04/2025 United Rugby Championship por Premier Sports 1, Premier Sports 2, Premier Sports Player, BBC Two

LAST PAY-PER-VIEW MATCH

Leinster Rugby - Bulls

19/06/2026 United Rugby Championship por Premier Sports 1, Premier Sports Player

RANKING BY CHANNELS

Premier Sports 1

287 (40.31%)

Viaplay Sports

224 (31.46%)

Premier Sports 2

215 (30.2%)

Premier Sports Rugby

50 (7.02%)

Premier Sports Player

44 (6.18%)

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TOTAL

TV CHANNELS

DAYS

501

WITHOUT FREE GAME

AVERAGE

1.3

CHANNELS PER MATCH

8 Pay channels

61.54%

5 Free-to-air channels

38.46%

TOTAL

CANALES

TOTAL

Total equipos

Ranking of Teams by Number of Matches

Bulls

96 (13.48%)

Leinster Rugby

95 (13.34%)

The Stormers

95 (13.34%)

Munster

92 (12.92%)

Glasgow Warriors

91 (12.78%)

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Ranking of Teams by Number of Matches on Free-to-Air TV

Ulster

15 (2.11%)

Connacht

9 (1.26%)

Scarlets

8 (1.12%)

The Sharks

8 (1.12%)

The Stormers

8 (1.12%)

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Ranking of Teams by Number of Home Matches

Leinster Rugby

53 (7.44%)

The Stormers

49 (6.88%)

Bulls

47 (6.6%)

Glasgow Warriors

46 (6.46%)

The Sharks

46 (6.46%)

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Ranking of Teams by Number of Away Matches

Bulls

49 (6.88%)

Munster

49 (6.88%)

Scarlets

46 (6.46%)

The Stormers

46 (6.46%)

Connacht

46 (6.46%)

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NUMBER OF GAMES BY DAY OF THE WEEK

MONDAY

0.98%

TUESDAY

0.42%

WEDNESDAY

0.28%

THURSDAY

0.42%

FRIDAY

187

26.26%

SATURDAY

473

66.43%

SUNDAY

5.2%

NUMBER OF GAMES BY MONTH

JANUARY

10.53%

FEBRUARY

7.87%

MARCH

103

14.47%

APRIL

12.5%

MAY

10.81%

JUNE

2.81%

JULY

- %

AUGUST

- %

SEPTEMBER

4.21%

OCTOBER

130

18.26%

NOVEMBER

8.85%

DECEMBER

9.69%

NUMBER OF MATCHES PER YEAR

2026

12.78%

2025

142

19.94%

2024

117

16.43%

2023

135

18.96%

2022

177

24.86%

2021

7.02%

RANKING BY TIMES